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The dorsal horn of the spinal cord contains cell bodies of _____

a. tactile and pain/temp first order afferents
b. visceromotor neurons
c. somatic motor neurons
d. pain/temp second-order afferents
e. tactile second-order afferents

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The dorsal horn of the spinal cord contains cell bodies of somatic motor neurons. there are two kinds of horns found in the spinal cord: dorsal horns are described as mainly sensory, while on the other hand, those in the ventral horns are are motor in majority. Answer is C.
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